
Sydney Entertainment Centre (later known as Qantas Credit Union Arena) was a multi-purpose arena located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished in 1970 to make way for the Eastern Suburbs railway line. The centre was owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administered the neighbouring Darling Harbour area, and managed under a lease.
It was one of Sydney's larger concert venues, licensed to accommodate over 13,000 people as a conventional theatre or 8,000 as a theatre-in-the-round. It was the largest permanent concert venue in Sydney until 1999, when the Sydney Super Dome opened at Sydney Olympic Park. The venue averaged attendances of 1 million people each year and hosted concerts, family shows, sporting events and corporate events. It was demolished in January 2016.
The Wiggles gave 84 performances at the venue, including the classic lineup's final show on 23 December 2012. The footage of the Toot Toot! tour in December 1998 was also filmed for their second concert video, The Wiggly Big Show.
They also filmed their videos at this venue, from Yule Be Wiggling to Top of the Tots.
Closure[]
As part of a redevelopment of the Darling Harbour precinct, the Sydney Entertainment Centre was demolished in early 2016. The Darling Square residential development replaced the Centre. Replacement facilities were built closer towards the harbour surrounding the Darling Quarter and contains a larger theatre with a seating capacity of 8,000, an exhibition centre and convention centre that is expected to be the largest in the world. The opening of the new facilities occurred in late 2016.
It was originally to be demolished in 2013, along with the surrounding buildings, but was granted a reprieve. The final concerts were played by Cold Chisel and Elton John on the weekend of 18/19 December 2015. Demolition began in January 2016 and was replaced as an inner city venue by the nearby 9,000-seat International Convention Centre Sydney Theatre, as part of a $3 billion redevelopment of Darling Harbour.
Concerts[]
1997:[]
- The Wiggles 1997 Tour (April 19, 1997; Opening of a Sydney Kings' basketball game)
1998:[]
- Toot Toot Show! (recorded) (December 7-8, 1998)
1999:[]
- The Wiggly Big Show Tour (December 13-14, 1999)
2000:[]
- Yule Be Wiggling Christmas Show (December 21-23, 2000)
2001:[]
- Wiggly Party: Live in Concert (December 21-23, 2001)
2002:[]
- Wiggly Safari Show (December 21-23, 2002)
2003:[]
- Lights, Camera, Action, Show! (recorded) (December 19-21, 2003)
2004:[]
- Santa's Rockin'! Live In Concert (recorded) (December 18-20, 2004)
2005:[]
- The Wiggles LIVE in Concert Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert! (March 10, 2005)
- LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005-2006 tour) (December 17-19, 2005)
2006:[]
- Racing to the Rainbow Show (recorded) (December 16-18, 2006)
2007:[]
- Pop Go The Wiggles Show! (December 21-23, 2007)
2008:[]
- The Wiggles' Concert for UNICEF (recorded) (May 25, 2008)
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tour! (recorded) (December 21-22, 2008)
2009:[]
- The Wiggles Big, Big Show In The Round (December 19, 2009)
2012:[]
- Christmas Celebration Tour! (recorded) (December 22-23, 2012)
Videos[]
- Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party (Filmed: April 2001 & Released: June 2001)
- Yule Be Wiggling (Filmed: December 2000 & Released: October 2001)
- Top of the Tots (Filmed: June 2003 & Released: March 2004)

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